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thank you for being here with us. give him a warm welcome. he is our san francisco assessor, bill ping. [applause] >> thank you, jan. can i ask some other commissioners to join me on stage? i know that commissioners mar and chu are here. if there are other elected officials, if you could join me. our community in san francisco is something we are extremely proud of. frankly, if it was not for all of you i do not think any of us would be standing up here. we are very honored to be representing the community and the richness of our heritage in san francisco. it is not just one community but many communities that come from north asia, south asia, southeast asia, the pacific islands. all of us are here to pay homage to the leaders getting awards but also to thank the heritage committee for all the work they have done. can we call up claudia chang to presenter this proclamation? it was not for her and the committee, this would never have happened. please give her a round of applause. [applause] all the committee members are on page three or four o
thank you for being here with us. give him a warm welcome. he is our san francisco assessor, bill ping. [applause] >> thank you, jan. can i ask some other commissioners to join me on stage? i know that commissioners mar and chu are here. if there are other elected officials, if you could join me. our community in san francisco is something we are extremely proud of. frankly, if it was not for all of you i do not think any of us would be standing up here. we are very honored to be...
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that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! >>> parents, teachers and lawmakers are urging the governor to sign a healthy school afkt, requiring schools to use least toxic chemicals in battle against bugs like ants and spiders taking affect by 2014. some pesticides in wide spread use have been linked to developmental problems and cancer. >> i think most parents are very concerned about cancers in different disease that's can be brought on by pesticides that is why they're going organics. if they're doing witness foods it makes sense. kids are rolling in the grass and playing. >> the governor has taken no formal position and has until the end of the month to make a decision. >> dieters who drink milk appear to have a advantage in the battle of the bulge. and they tracked people at risk for being overwei
that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin! >>> parents, teachers and lawmakers are urging the governor to sign a healthy school afkt, requiring schools to use least toxic chemicals in battle against bugs like ants and...
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for most of us, that is spending a week in san francisco. that is the name of the california high-speed rail project, to move as efficiently and affordably from one metropolitan of our state to another. although the california high- speed rail project will not be selling tickets from los angeles to san francisco for another 10 years, the transbay joint powers authority inc. the need for trains in other cities. we are glad they have considered the future development of a high-speed system. we are a
for most of us, that is spending a week in san francisco. that is the name of the california high-speed rail project, to move as efficiently and affordably from one metropolitan of our state to another. although the california high- speed rail project will not be selling tickets from los angeles to san francisco for another 10 years, the transbay joint powers authority inc. the need for trains in other cities. we are glad they have considered the future development of a high-speed system. we...
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call us. say, i can't get down there i have, they might come out with 50 gallon drums if you have waste or oil they will come and pick it up. if you have gasoline you haven't used in a while they will come and pick it up. the main thing is safety. we don't want to end up like this guy. he didn't heed the warnings. for each one of these to carry out this guy, how many guys are backing them up? i figure 4 a piece. we don't send in a team unless we have the same amount of people and then some to back them up. to get you to gage what an incident is the guy with the big thumb. the rule of thumb is this. if you cover the incident with your thumb you are far enough away. does it look like he's got it covered with his thumb? you see the smoke going to the side. he's still too close. he's got to back up further even with the rule of thumb. we want you to view the rule of time, distance and shielding. what's time, don't stick around. distance. get far away. shielding means put something solid in between
call us. say, i can't get down there i have, they might come out with 50 gallon drums if you have waste or oil they will come and pick it up. if you have gasoline you haven't used in a while they will come and pick it up. the main thing is safety. we don't want to end up like this guy. he didn't heed the warnings. for each one of these to carry out this guy, how many guys are backing them up? i figure 4 a piece. we don't send in a team unless we have the same amount of people and then some to...
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our brown bag lunches continue and we invite you to join us. and we invite you to join us. thanks a lot. announcer: so, what's the biggest issue in america today? i don't think we're probably ever doing enough for our environment. the war in iraq religious yahoos freedom of speech i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. i probably believe in all those causes, but i'm...i'm not really doin' anything. >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way. >> you can look at the images, they are beautiful. when i started four years ago, there was a conversation about environmental issues that was very different. this is not being ta
our brown bag lunches continue and we invite you to join us. and we invite you to join us. thanks a lot. announcer: so, what's the biggest issue in america today? i don't think we're probably ever doing enough for our environment. the war in iraq religious yahoos freedom of speech i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. i probably believe in all those causes, but i'm...i'm not really doin' anything. >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful...
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so that's the utility of using that data to help us. supervisor dufty: what would you say are you most happy about over the time when you were here last and till now, what would you say is the best that's happened and given that you have got an audience of school board members as well as supervisors, is there any direction you would like to give us as policymakers as to where you really think we need to do more work in setting policy or trying to encourage more success in terms of serving the students? >> i think it's key, i went to a school board meeting two nights ago and hear about some of the new direction that the special education, the team is recommending and there is a lot of emphasis on using data to guide decision-making. i see one thing that i feel the most proud about is how we are able to actually change our system from the last time that i came in and talked to now we do have a way to actually track multiple levels, clinical outcomes and also communication to talk about the same language. so when we're talking about this,
so that's the utility of using that data to help us. supervisor dufty: what would you say are you most happy about over the time when you were here last and till now, what would you say is the best that's happened and given that you have got an audience of school board members as well as supervisors, is there any direction you would like to give us as policymakers as to where you really think we need to do more work in setting policy or trying to encourage more success in terms of serving the...
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behind us that could give us insight into who we are. >> oliver road trip on her website. check at often. new experiences will be added after every stop. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old fashioned way of having a nunnery, which is having a stable. what you hav
behind us that could give us insight into who we are. >> oliver road trip on her website. check at often. new experiences will be added after every stop. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a...
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the initial application stated that he used outdoor activity. he did not say this as a cafe or anything, this was approved by planning. he made no mention some of these changes. we had a directors hearing. there is an address for concerned. he did not show up. he said that this was an emergency. he said that he had to make the content and that there was no issue with the department. yet, there is a report stating that now the decision was -- in some way because specifically he is changing the use of the business. the department has an opinion in this case. >> what about the tables? >> currently, they want have them from 11 a.m. until 1:00 a.m.. >> what of those hours were adjusted? -- what if those hours were adjusted? >> one of the objections is that this is a mixed use residential neighborhood. >> can you condition this 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.? >> typically, if this discussion happened at the directors hearing, there would have been restrictions placed on it. we could have done a conditional approval for six months to see if it is working.
the initial application stated that he used outdoor activity. he did not say this as a cafe or anything, this was approved by planning. he made no mention some of these changes. we had a directors hearing. there is an address for concerned. he did not show up. he said that this was an emergency. he said that he had to make the content and that there was no issue with the department. yet, there is a report stating that now the decision was -- in some way because specifically he is changing the...
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we have to look at things on a case by case, use by use basis, and we would consider this sort of thing. protective glazing, wired glass, we see traditionally all over. >> so we've got wired glass here. you know, it's a product that we used to sell a lot of. but almost a product whose time has come. i mean this is an obscure wire glass, with -- it's rated 45 minutes for fire. but the problem is there's no impact. so this is not -- at one time, you could put this in a fire door, only in a -- there was a time when they put this in shower doors. and so clearly that's not legal anymore, with good reason, besides the fact that all of the wires rusted. there's some pretty nasty-loo nasty-looking shower doors that we replaced. the other thing is it's not terribly strong, cracks easily, and -- >> if you put your hand through it, or to it, you can get seriously injured. it looks like it's supposed to be safe. it is actuall actually not terre for human impact. >> so at this point, there are some -- because it's got wires in it, you really couldn't temper it before. now i believe there is somebody
we have to look at things on a case by case, use by use basis, and we would consider this sort of thing. protective glazing, wired glass, we see traditionally all over. >> so we've got wired glass here. you know, it's a product that we used to sell a lot of. but almost a product whose time has come. i mean this is an obscure wire glass, with -- it's rated 45 minutes for fire. but the problem is there's no impact. so this is not -- at one time, you could put this in a fire door, only in a...
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importantly, we will be introducing these neighborhood amenities, which will allow us to begin to use pedestrian movement and reduce reliance upon the automobile. here is a plan to view of the project, the boulevard being on the left, with 19th avenue above. the plan is to introduce a retail corridor, day care center, a community center, and so forth, with a majority of the neighbors in a 400 block. with this will be a series of small core elements that will contain business centers for work at home, car sharing and bicycle available to residents for weekly use. a huge part of this is the introduction of green space systems that will link the community and provide recreation for sports, including organic farms and containing plant materials, cleansing the water, introduced for the system, charging in dropping the lake level. it will also provide structured play areas for residents. right neighborhood is buying 88 committee and has limited access. you can probably see and know that this creates a congestion in the adjacent neighborhoods. the attention is to open the committee up and to
importantly, we will be introducing these neighborhood amenities, which will allow us to begin to use pedestrian movement and reduce reliance upon the automobile. here is a plan to view of the project, the boulevard being on the left, with 19th avenue above. the plan is to introduce a retail corridor, day care center, a community center, and so forth, with a majority of the neighbors in a 400 block. with this will be a series of small core elements that will contain business centers for work at...
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i used to be on these routes. i have compassion for these guys. a lot of these guys are super talented. i am just trying to find the median to still be involved but still do my thing as an artist and work with the city, like we are doing. we are doing this wall in a collaboration with the san francisco arts commission. basically what they are doing is trying to get rid of some of the tags and by putting up murals. they are cooking up graffiti artists with business owners. today, we are trying to get a lot of this wall buffed out and covered it. then we will spray on some sketches of what we are going to do. the rain is coming tomorrow. it should be here for a few days. we want others to know that there are artists working on this wall. the owner of this building, she has had to pay a lot of money to keep on paying over these attacks. >>we have paid as much as $400. the fed typically have been talk about four times a year. typically, it happened right after we have been notified that we need to remove it. the painter will go up there and paid over
i used to be on these routes. i have compassion for these guys. a lot of these guys are super talented. i am just trying to find the median to still be involved but still do my thing as an artist and work with the city, like we are doing. we are doing this wall in a collaboration with the san francisco arts commission. basically what they are doing is trying to get rid of some of the tags and by putting up murals. they are cooking up graffiti artists with business owners. today, we are trying...
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people usually let us in. the building code has got tremendous authority for us to do that and we'll go in and say yes, looks like it might be a problem. hire an engineer or architect. if they don't do it, we initiate an abatement process where we call them into this very room and we hold a hearing and say, you know, you haven't done it, what are you going to do? and if they fail to do that, we proceed through our legal remedies to go to court. ultimately, the city has the authority to fix things even on private property and bill the owner. we don't do that very often unless it's a safety hazard. but we have tremendous authority. so if we get a complaint, we will respond. >> this whole process, they bill you for this. if you think you're fighting the city and you're going to win, you're not. and at the end, you're going send you a bill for their time. >> we don't bill the complaint. we build the property owners. and we only bill them if they fail to take action. we're not going to bill them just for going out
people usually let us in. the building code has got tremendous authority for us to do that and we'll go in and say yes, looks like it might be a problem. hire an engineer or architect. if they don't do it, we initiate an abatement process where we call them into this very room and we hold a hearing and say, you know, you haven't done it, what are you going to do? and if they fail to do that, we proceed through our legal remedies to go to court. ultimately, the city has the authority to fix...
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you can invite us both. you can invite the humane society and they'll do animal care and control. >> and they will come out and do something. you can have your miniresource fair depending on nature of your community. >> cpr? >> yes. >> right. we do first aid/cpr and shelter training and case management and damage assessment. they do a lot of search and rescue and triage we don't do any triage. a combination of what you want. first steps invite us or both and we will get in touch with our friends at the fire department. >> we will take more questions before we do that, feel under your seat we have there is 4 stickers that are on the seats there are a lot of seats much if you have a sticker we have a prize for you so let's see here. >> there's one in the back! [applause]. all right. you get a prize. hold that up so everyone knows what they are looking for. >> all right. yeah! [applause] >> there's 3 others under there. feel around to the seat next to you. yeah! [applause]. all right number 2. all right! there'
you can invite us both. you can invite the humane society and they'll do animal care and control. >> and they will come out and do something. you can have your miniresource fair depending on nature of your community. >> cpr? >> yes. >> right. we do first aid/cpr and shelter training and case management and damage assessment. they do a lot of search and rescue and triage we don't do any triage. a combination of what you want. first steps invite us or both and we will get...
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and they do now for us as well. we tried for continue guety to assign children to the closest school or if there wasn't space available at the closest school with space available. so we made every elementary house is located within its own attendance area, but sometimes just barely. sometimes across a street there's another attendance area. and this, again, is because the schools aren't distributed the same way that the students are. if we could, we'd pick up the schools and put them right down in the middle of the area that they would serve. that would be adeal. but that is not possible. in fact, it isn't possible most of the time unfortunately. continuity and proximity are closely related to each other. proximity would mean every student attends. that really isn't completely possible, as i said already. we also looked at school diversity, trying to maximize diversity at all the city's schools, but this is very difficult to do, because students are not randomly distributed across the landscape. there are concentrat
and they do now for us as well. we tried for continue guety to assign children to the closest school or if there wasn't space available at the closest school with space available. so we made every elementary house is located within its own attendance area, but sometimes just barely. sometimes across a street there's another attendance area. and this, again, is because the schools aren't distributed the same way that the students are. if we could, we'd pick up the schools and put them right down...
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all of us that's not for sale. and that encourages people to live here because they care about the community and they want to engage in community life not because they can afford to live here. >> one of the unfortunate things i see with people moving into the city buying million or multimillion dollars housing is that there is a sense that once you get your house what you care about is protecting your house and your little piece of the pie. i see less and less commitment to the community. >> is there a phenomenon where people are trap indeed their houses. if they sell they will not find something comparable or better. part of the city's responsibility is to look at that in the upper market process where i'm trying to look at the mix of housing. i'm putting a measure on the balet in june to build more family affordable housing units which would allow you within the envelope to possibly increase the density. if you take your studios below market rate and make those 2 and 3 bedrooms that will be suitable for families.
all of us that's not for sale. and that encourages people to live here because they care about the community and they want to engage in community life not because they can afford to live here. >> one of the unfortunate things i see with people moving into the city buying million or multimillion dollars housing is that there is a sense that once you get your house what you care about is protecting your house and your little piece of the pie. i see less and less commitment to the community....
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most bank to us, thank goodness to the department on the status of women. they were able to give us some helpful suggestions, but the onus was still on the victim. hzsw%ióçóthe victim had to tak, make all the calls. as a supervisor, i felt helpless, tried to help my employee. -- trying to help my employee. somebody mentioned earlier putting information on the internet in different languages. that will work to an extent, but there are two issues. especially in the southeast sector, we deal with different ethnicities. 0
most bank to us, thank goodness to the department on the status of women. they were able to give us some helpful suggestions, but the onus was still on the victim. hzsw%ióçóthe victim had to tak, make all the calls. as a supervisor, i felt helpless, tried to help my employee. -- trying to help my employee. somebody mentioned earlier putting information on the internet in different languages. that will work to an extent, but there are two issues. especially in the southeast sector, we deal...
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they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows ri
they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it...
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they used to have work camp in san mateo county and you would plant grounds and if there was place to send these people that was removed from all the temptations and issues and problems in the first place tha we might actually get somewhere on the long standing issue. >> when the.com district hit it hit hard and kids with suv's an money and pricey restaurants an the citizens fought back and th economy slowed down and many of the effects still hit the neighborhood and especially wit the high cost of housing. >> the mission ig and the surrod surrounding areas and the dot comrevolution and people were moving in and displacing families and the work phenomeno and unmission and unfamily friendly and at city hall we're not sympathetic to the plight. >> most of the businesses we serve are local serving businesses and they serve the population of the mission. their products and services are accessible to our low income families. there is the food vendors and the restaurants and the shops that take care of the local population and price points are accessible and they have small profit margins a
they used to have work camp in san mateo county and you would plant grounds and if there was place to send these people that was removed from all the temptations and issues and problems in the first place tha we might actually get somewhere on the long standing issue. >> when the.com district hit it hit hard and kids with suv's an money and pricey restaurants an the citizens fought back and th economy slowed down and many of the effects still hit the neighborhood and especially wit the...
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this will place us at public comment. at this time, members of the public may address items that are within the business of the board. >> is there any public comment? >> general comment disclosed. >> -- is closed. >> can ask about the material? >> the staff will follow up. >> i do not want to leave him hanging. >> i will not. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> welcome to "culture wire." i'm your host meg. for years, free jazz concerts have been providing entertainment in downtown san francisco. people pay local musicians to perform for lunchtime crowds. the goal is not just entertainth. people in plazas are trying to create neighborhoods. what began as a forum for performers who were paid by passing the hat has become a program that provides wide exposure and more than 500 paid gigs annually for local musicians. from july through september, people in plazas produces almost 300 free performances in the lunchtime hour. the mission of people in plazas generates social congregation. and by having these events, we encourage peopl
this will place us at public comment. at this time, members of the public may address items that are within the business of the board. >> is there any public comment? >> general comment disclosed. >> -- is closed. >> can ask about the material? >> the staff will follow up. >> i do not want to leave him hanging. >> i will not. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> welcome to "culture wire." i'm your host meg. for years, free jazz concerts...
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it made me aware of how to use language. not to over use language. you know things like that that aspects of it. i talk a lot about the writing process for a lot of reasons because i think that if you tell what it really means to be a writer people will think oh , it's not -- i think to a large extent you all think we run with the bulls. you know and you think we are sitting in cafes and i can never write in a cafe because i would watch people too much. how can you sit in a cafe and write a novel? we all have our process. i think the interesting things to talk about is the process how you do it because we all do it differently. i don't run with the bulls or sit in cafes. this is the way i do it. there are many ways to do it and you have to find your own way. >> around the web i googled through me to see what it looked like i saw the big bridge and it looked industrialized. >> there really is love. >> i did. a real place and how you pick the location. i have family in japan and my kids are are in a bilingual program in san francisco that's japanese. >
it made me aware of how to use language. not to over use language. you know things like that that aspects of it. i talk a lot about the writing process for a lot of reasons because i think that if you tell what it really means to be a writer people will think oh , it's not -- i think to a large extent you all think we run with the bulls. you know and you think we are sitting in cafes and i can never write in a cafe because i would watch people too much. how can you sit in a cafe and write a...
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use blue tape, because it does not use an adhesive residue. you do not want to walk run with a paint pale wondering what needs to be punched up. i asked my wife to go around with tape, right? that works really well. sometimes you see sash cords on these wood frame windows. i brought these weights here with some old courts. you probably have seen these things. if the court breaks, this thing is going to drop. so a lot times in these columns, you hear a huge raveling and great pounding noises. that is mostly these weights banging around in the little box channel, the little wooden boxes there. so if you ever wonder why is it so loud, these guys, hanging around. they are tied on there. it is easy to do to take off the tram and replace the court, but it is not something every homeowner wants to get involved anin. it is straight forward if you're ready to do, but a homeowner might have a hard time making it look good. >> take your roller. >> yes, the roller. a lot of times that painted the sash cord, also. the setscrews are tight and lubricated and
use blue tape, because it does not use an adhesive residue. you do not want to walk run with a paint pale wondering what needs to be punched up. i asked my wife to go around with tape, right? that works really well. sometimes you see sash cords on these wood frame windows. i brought these weights here with some old courts. you probably have seen these things. if the court breaks, this thing is going to drop. so a lot times in these columns, you hear a huge raveling and great pounding noises....
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it will help us in drafting our own responses and will better help us understand specific things in the report. will that be ok? their findings to think people disagree with because the state of the fact that our pensions are guaranteed by city charter or federal state provisions, those are not the ones i am interested in talking about. the other ones that are substantial, i like to share their thoughts about the responses. i was thinking we might be able to get on finding a-1. the finding is from the grand jury report, san francisco's retirement benefits are financially unstable without significant cutbacks in jobs and city services. i know the departments have a response, so i'm wondering if they would be able to respond to that finding in particular. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. finding a-1 is not one that we specifically responded to. we do have responses on some of the other items. >> supervisors, and in particular, supervisor chu, with a-1, the san francisco retirement system is one of the best funded plans in the system. we are funded at 97%, due in credit to the elected offi
it will help us in drafting our own responses and will better help us understand specific things in the report. will that be ok? their findings to think people disagree with because the state of the fact that our pensions are guaranteed by city charter or federal state provisions, those are not the ones i am interested in talking about. the other ones that are substantial, i like to share their thoughts about the responses. i was thinking we might be able to get on finding a-1. the finding is...
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october 14th and i will be ready to hear whether there is four of us or six of us. also, -- it is that simple. if there were other dr's and i requested permission and i don't receive it before a hearing, i would be asking for a continuance whether this is a cu, dr, legislation, whatever. i will move that we continue the item number 1 2 october 30th and number 22 on -- november 7th. >> is there a second? >> second. >> i would be happy to support the request for a continuance. right now, our commission consists of the commissioners. we have things that might be controversial and we try to take each case as it comes forward and deal with what we have. today, i am supportive of this sense there are materials not received. >> commissioners, the motion on the floor is for a continuance of items one and two. on that motion. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> you are now on the consent calendar. this is item 3, 4, 5. they're considered to be routine and would be acted upon by a single roll call vote. there would be no separate discussion unless a member of the commission, p
october 14th and i will be ready to hear whether there is four of us or six of us. also, -- it is that simple. if there were other dr's and i requested permission and i don't receive it before a hearing, i would be asking for a continuance whether this is a cu, dr, legislation, whatever. i will move that we continue the item number 1 2 october 30th and number 22 on -- november 7th. >> is there a second? >> second. >> i would be happy to support the request for a continuance....
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>> they give us a permit application number. that was all they give us. we actually took the drawings away. it was going to be an over the counter revision. it was withdrawn, so there was no record of it. vice president goh: ok. >> scott sanchez, planning department staff. just to clarify, this is a printout from our property information system. the top permit is the june permit. this means it was given to the department of building inspection. if it was an over-the-counter permit, it does stay with the permit holder and they bought it from station to station. they may have
>> they give us a permit application number. that was all they give us. we actually took the drawings away. it was going to be an over the counter revision. it was withdrawn, so there was no record of it. vice president goh: ok. >> scott sanchez, planning department staff. just to clarify, this is a printout from our property information system. the top permit is the june permit. this means it was given to the department of building inspection. if it was an over-the-counter permit,...
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. >> i think a lot of us don't pay enough attention to the nonstructural damage. here we are in this room, nonstructural damage can be to the sealing, so here's a story. in the 1989 earthquake, that's the day the marriott hotel opened. it has that little bar at the top. up at the top of building, it swayed back and forth and the ceiling planes shaved off a sprinkler and it flooded the top floor. >> it's a big problem. in north ridge, it was a huge problem. there was tremendous losses because your shoot rock gets wet. it's like having a flood. we are on a group trying to look at all the issue in san francisco and make recommendations. whether it responds and does well. the subsequent issue is fire, which we haven't talked about here. with fire goes gas line breaks and water line breaks not being able to protect the structure once it happens. all those utility things come into play. as a homeowner's association, you have to anticipate as a resident of san francisco, there's going to be a lot of ground deformation and our utilities will have problems. we recently had
. >> i think a lot of us don't pay enough attention to the nonstructural damage. here we are in this room, nonstructural damage can be to the sealing, so here's a story. in the 1989 earthquake, that's the day the marriott hotel opened. it has that little bar at the top. up at the top of building, it swayed back and forth and the ceiling planes shaved off a sprinkler and it flooded the top floor. >> it's a big problem. in north ridge, it was a huge problem. there was tremendous...
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the commission has to use -- look at the additional proposals, the availability of similar uses, the compatibility with the architectural character of the aerator, -- of the area and the existing use of neighborhood. the commission found that all of the criteria were met. the department uses a quarter mile radius. we do not go any further. that is a benchmark established for a variety of other uses. we look at a quarter mile radius when we look at concentrations. in an edition, because the district is extremely small, it consists of -- in addition, because the district is m-- small it consists of a number of different districts. on california street, there is a generic commercial district. our staff looked at those districts when we calculated what was in the immediate neighborhood. we found there are no retail pet stores in the quarter mile. westbound california street, there are a few stores that do have some pet food materials. they are largely drug stores and not focused on pet food material. the existing store front has been vacant and is a large spots suited for this business.
the commission has to use -- look at the additional proposals, the availability of similar uses, the compatibility with the architectural character of the aerator, -- of the area and the existing use of neighborhood. the commission found that all of the criteria were met. the department uses a quarter mile radius. we do not go any further. that is a benchmark established for a variety of other uses. we look at a quarter mile radius when we look at concentrations. in an edition, because the...
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it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was also about the human interaction with this place. >> what are your expectations with the people coming to presidio habitat? >> we really hope people will come with their family, dogs, and come back a number of times the works will change over the year. the feedback we are getting is you cannot do all of them on one visit. it is really better to come back and have different experiences. >> thank you. i am with mark jensen of jensen architect. he was one of the architects to be chosen to do the presidio habitat. when you heard about this project, what inspired you about that call? >> o
it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was...
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you must educate and encourage their use. glenn davis asked about previous outbreak -- every to efforts and modes for bicyclist and what the sources of the data for the program are. concerns were stated about possible conflicts with bicycles in both planes. there was one public comment from north beach, support of education and enforcement. the chair pro tem said that he had heard from other members who would support bicycle safety education and outreach but he had not heard support for a bicycle to work day and moved to support staff recommendations on bicycle safety with the exception of outstanding community work days and directing the funds for bicycle capital projects, which was the amended motion that was approved to fund all of the projects. that concludes my report. if you have any questions i will be happy to answer them. supervisor chu: so, the only component that is different from the staff recommendation is simply approving every project in the allocation? >> correct. supervisor chu: thank you. questions from the
you must educate and encourage their use. glenn davis asked about previous outbreak -- every to efforts and modes for bicyclist and what the sources of the data for the program are. concerns were stated about possible conflicts with bicycles in both planes. there was one public comment from north beach, support of education and enforcement. the chair pro tem said that he had heard from other members who would support bicycle safety education and outreach but he had not heard support for a...
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they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area ar
they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection...
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>> they give us a permit application number. that was all they give us. we actually took the drawings away. it was going to be an over the counter revision. it was withdrawn, so there was no record of it. vice president goh: ok. >> scott sanchez, planning department staff. just to clarify, this is a printout from our property information system. the top permit is the june permit. this means it was given to the department of building inspection. if it was an over-the-counter permit, it does stay with the permit holder and they bought it from station to station. they may have just gone down, had the number registered, and taken the permit with them. i will let the deputy director kornfield elaborate, but that is my understanding of the process. that is what the plans may not be on file with the department. vice president goh: i wonder if i can see that again. that is revision 2. what is revision 1? >> the skylights and windows not visible from the street. vice president goh: to add skylights. that is dated april of this year. >> i think the permit was submi
>> they give us a permit application number. that was all they give us. we actually took the drawings away. it was going to be an over the counter revision. it was withdrawn, so there was no record of it. vice president goh: ok. >> scott sanchez, planning department staff. just to clarify, this is a printout from our property information system. the top permit is the june permit. this means it was given to the department of building inspection. if it was an over-the-counter permit,...
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importantly, we will be introducing these neighborhood amenities, which will allow us to begin to use pedestrian movement and reduce reliance upon the automobile. here is a plan to view of the project, the boulevard being on the left, with 19th avenue above. the plan is to introduce a retail corridor, day care center, a community center, and so forth, with a majority of the neighbors in a 400 block. with this will be a series of small core elements that will contain business centers for work at home, car sharing and bicycle available to residents for weekly use. a huge part of this is the introduction of green space systems that
importantly, we will be introducing these neighborhood amenities, which will allow us to begin to use pedestrian movement and reduce reliance upon the automobile. here is a plan to view of the project, the boulevard being on the left, with 19th avenue above. the plan is to introduce a retail corridor, day care center, a community center, and so forth, with a majority of the neighbors in a 400 block. with this will be a series of small core elements that will contain business centers for work at...